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  1. Posted

    On 6/13/2022 at 2:57 AM, Juhunio said:

    These rims, which I bought in a Japanese auction bundled with the slicks and inserts from a TA03R-TRF. I'll be honest, when I bought them I thought they were black, but now they've arrived they're actually a lovely blue / turquoise colour!

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    They're stamped with the Tamiya name and the 53232 part code but I've never seen them before and can't find out anything about them.

    Anyone come across these before?

    Fantastic catch! I haven't seen this variation yet, but not at all surprised they exist. Tamiya has produced these in just about every color and finish imaginable. Here's an array from my collection: https://www.tamiyaclub.com/showroom_model.asp?cid=137040&id=2400

    I'm certain there's more colors out there, but I think most of the variations were made in small batches and sold/distributed as promos at Tamiya expositions in Japan, so there's probably not many floating around. You have a good eye ;)

     

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  2. Posted

    3 hours ago, wtcc5 said:

    Still no answer to that? I would like to know, too…

    He may have PM'd me about this, but it's been over a year and I can't really recall if I got an answer or not. The site is now 20 years old, so there's probably a lot of "legacy code" and features like the SIG's are probably irreparable or gone forever. For me it's a bummer because I had plans to create a group for wheels since there's only a generic "parts" category as a catchall. C'est la vie 🤷‍♂️

  4. Posted

    On 7/28/2021 at 10:17 PM, Fabia130vRS said:

    1/12 doesnt mean it may not fit. On the 1/12 S15 they fit without any modifications.

    I have the 1/12 S15 in my collection and you are correct, the 1.9" wheels do fit within the wheel arches. Actually driving it on the other hand? I think the lexan would require a bit of coaxing ;)

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    1 hour ago, Badcrumble said:

    If you can get the second picture, you have a chance of working out the first. Sorry, it was the best I could do at the time.

    Here's a much better version

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    This one is killing me! I thought I knew what the second one was, but now I'm not sure 🤔

  20. Posted

    33 minutes ago, KEV THE REV said:

    Myth # 12  You will be able to retire on selling your nest egg RC collection

    Ah yes, the persistent myth that buying a pile of stuff that isn't worth a thing until you liquidate it, is an "investment". Amazing how many people fall into this trap.

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  21. Posted

    4 hours ago, berman said:

    It's only because I take an interest in that genre, the same way I am baffled by your acquisition and knowledge of rare/coloured parts 

    Hahahaha, you got me there :lol: I suppose it's my lack of knowledge on the big rig series that causes me view them as a separate thing from the 58000 models, but you're totally right. It's just a different subset of RC enthusiasts, and honestly speaking, all of the 56300 series trucks are more detailed/scale than 90% of the 58000 line. https://www.tamiyausa.com/shop/radio-control/trucks/114-tractor-trucks/?discontinued=true

    As for the rare limited releases that I seem to be "obsessed" with ;) -- It's a bit of a "gotta collect them all" kind of impulse, and I really enjoy documenting the vanishingly rare event release stuff. Can't really call that a subset though; there's only myself and maybe a handful of others that hold a real interest in what is nothing more than some parts in "exclusive" colors. C'est la vie ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

     

    4 hours ago, berman said:

    It's recent, then there is the Volvo tow truck (possibly same cab) and now an 8x4 Mercedes tipper due (possibly same cab as one of the other 4 mercs).

    Just did a quick scan and it looks like the 56362 Volvo Fh16 Globetrotter 750 Tow Truck (2020) sourced its cab from the 56360 Timber Truck (2019). The 56365 Mercedes Arocs 3348 Tipper Truck (not yet released) shares the same cab as the earlier 56351 Mercedes Arocs 3363 Classic Space (2017). If I got that right, that would make the Timber Truck the most recent introduction of a new injection molded body?

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    1 hour ago, JennyMo said:

    I've mused on the subject in the past, but it's worth adding tuppence here too... I do find it bizarre that Tamiya, with their history (and other product lines) in injection moulded plastic have seen to abandon the 'scale' hardbody market in recent years, especially when the demand [and interest] has never been higher in the scale crawler community - after all, there are only so many HiLux's and Defender 90s one can build (at least RC4WD have expanded the choice slightly with the 1980's 4Runner and Extra Cab, plus there is a FJ/BJ40 Land Cruiser too)...  

    Tamiya had such a varied back catalogue, and I'm sure still have some sway/good will with the Japanese vehicle manufacturers particularly - I can't imagine Nissan and Isuzu and even Toyota would want much n the way of a licence fee to have a few of their 'classic' 4x4 models replicated for the more lucrative middle-aged RC driver market who remember the 1:1s fondly from the past - there are any number of potential Toyota Land Cruisers, the Nissans Patrol/s, Isuzu Trooper, and my personal favourite the Daihatsu FourTrak/Rocky for example, along with re-issuing their existing Mitsubishi Pajero and Isuzu Mu moulds...  It would be great to see a hardbody G-wagen too, especially since they appear to have that licence (along with Traxxas apparently) for the CC-02; plus the D90 (in lexan) is a current model, so there could easily be a 110 too as @No Slack suggests; and not least make a hardbody version of their FJ Cruiser - they would clean up!

    Instead we've seen other manufacturers (and smaller independents like Loops RC) take up that mantle while - in 1/10th scale at least - Tamiya seem content with producing more budget-orientated kits with Lexan bodies for 'bashing', which is particularly ironic when that market is more than well enough catered for by the RTR manufacturers these days - bashers don't want to build... I suppose the only thing going for Tamiya is that by assembling the car initially, at least you ought to have some idea about how to replace parts when they do inevitably break?

    Oh how the mighty have fallen!

    Jx

     

    Wow, you make some good points there. On the one hand, Tamiya made the original "scalers" which eventually blossomed into a whole other sub genre populated by a host of new manufacturers. It really does appear that Tamiya missed a solid chance of capitalizing on it. On the other hand, it seems that Tamiya may have intentionally avoided competing with these manufacturers and went their own way with it instead (which they are well known for). I think it sort of makes sense when you consider that none of these other makers produce a single thing in Japan, which is expensive, and probably cuts deeply into margins. And that's the thing -- what is it that keeps us buying Tamiya stuff for more money, when you can buy something very similar for a lot less? For me it's the fact that Tamiya is adhered to their standards of production and national identity, which means a lot to me personally. There's only one Plastic Fantastic. The nostalgia is real. ;)

     

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  23. Posted

    20 hours ago, speedy_w_beans said:

    the Heavy Dump Truck on the GF01 is hard body and it was introduced in 2015.  Now, that's not a licensed body that is particularly accurate to any real-world model; it just conveys the feeling of a mining haul truck on a comical chassis.

    Ah that's right! I totally forgot that one. Are the other Comicals ABS as well?

    20 hours ago, SuperChamp82 said:

    For some reason we don’t seem prepared to pay for premium licensing these days

    Depends who "we" are. I feel like there's a lot of people both young and older who are spending big money on premium licensed products... and not stuff like extremely niche "toys" that you are required to assemble. Maybe it's a chicken or egg situation, but I suspect it's not that we won't pay for it, but rather because it's expensive for Tamiya to produce kits that don't sell in huge numbers, and possibly making them not worth offering in the first place. Although that doesn't explain the existence of the big rig line which gets new injection molded bodies on a regular basis.  Hmmm... Maybe there's a bigger market with deeper pockets than I realize? Then there's all of the Lexan stuff which I imagine gets greenlighted for licensing because the cost of production has a waaay better margin than injection molding, which in turn may keep the retail price of all those TT01/2 kits down considerably.

    20 hours ago, SuperChamp82 said:

    Work out what a vintage 959 price inflates to in real money + it goes a long way to excusing bonkers NIB prices

    Inflation is a funny thing when it comes to the value/price of Japanese products in the 70's/80's -- The JPY was worth a lot more than the US dollar back then, so inflation doesn't necessarily track with retail pricing. The cost of production has also come down considerably with the innovations in manufacturing. I remember how eye-watering the price tag of the 959 was when I was a kid. I saved my money for what seemed like ages, and then had to compromise by buying a Mud Blaster instead. Pretty sure the entire kit combo price was nearly the same as a re-re Blackfoot combo would cost you today.

    20 hours ago, SuperChamp82 said:

    everyone wrote off Lego vs Minecraft

    Lego starting turning it around in the mid 2000's, right around the time they ramped up the licensing and expanding the market by targeting adults. Think Star Wars, Technics, scale architecture, Micro Bus, etc. -- All things that captured the wallets of Gen X'ers. It was a brilliant plan. I could never accept the premise that Minecraft would bt the death knell for LEGO. Instead I figured it would inspire both kids and adults to think of building things block by block as a fun and creative activity. If anything, Minecraft was just a gigantic and free advertising campaign for LEGO. It's really hard to imagineTamiya being able to follow in their enormous footsteps though.

     

    20 hours ago, berman said:

    Yeah tractor trucks, the Type 10 Abrahms and Jagdpanther...

    Boom. I have no idea how I overlooked these. Does that make the 56360 Volvo Fh16 timber truck the more recent introduction of a new hard body?

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  25. Posted

    On 3/13/2021 at 10:58 AM, MadInventor said:

    when was the last time there was a scale hard body on something in 1/10 that wasn't a monster truck or a crawler  ? Looks to me like it was the FAV

    23 hours ago, Superluminal said:

    Was thinking the Lancia 037 with the smaller wheel arches for the ta03/02 reissues maybe?

     

    Depends on what you consider as a "new" design. I wasn't counting the re-re's because there wasn't any investment in entirely new molds.

    Tecnically speaking, the 58268 Tamiya Mammoth Dump Truck isn't a monster truck or crawler, but I feel like that's a stretch because it's not 1/10 scale and the chassis is sourced from a monster truck.

    I think that makes the 58184 Fighter Buggy RX the most recent introduction of an ABS body that isn't some type of truck? ... October 1996. You make a really good point here. That was 25 years ago :wacko:

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